Lorrain Republican Union

The Lorrain Republican Union (URL) was a Christian democratic political party in France which served as the dominant party in Moselle, Lorraine during the Interwar period. It was founded by former members of the Center Party of Germany in Alsace-Lorraine, and it had a strong base due to the support of the clergy, mayors, industrialists, and the media. Despite the party's support for the Catholic Church and for Lorraine, the URL was opposed to the Catholic autonomist movement. In 1946, it merged into the Popular Republican Movement.